compassion fatigue

condition characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion leading to a diminished ability to empathize or feel compassion for others, sometimes described as the negative cost of caring or referred to as secondary traumatic stress
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compassion fatigue

Summary

compassion fatigue ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (515 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • compassion fatigue is a type of fatigue[2].
  • compassion fatigue is a type of traumatic stress[3].
  • compassion fatigue's Commons category is recorded as Compassion fatigue[4].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include fatigue[2] and traumatic stress[3].

Why It Matters

compassion fatigue ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (515 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Subclass of fatigue, traumatic stress
    Subclass of
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